Chicago Marathon results for Oak Park and River Forest runners

Over 300 Oak Park and River Forest residents participated in the the Chicago Marathon Sunday. A little over 230 people completed the race. Tyler Kirk, 32, of River Forest placed 337th overall and Ivan Arenas, 38, of Oak Park placed 497th overall. Both completed the race in under three hours.

These local runners have made us proud! But I would like to add the name of another local, Dan Kopelow, to the list of top-notch finishers. Dan grew up in RF (his parents still reside there), is a grad of OPRFHS in 2002. He is now a commercial pilot, lives in Chicago. He is 29, finished the marathon in 2:47.48, which was 303 overall. Congrats to Dan, too.

Bob from River Forest

Posted: October 14th, 2013 10:11 PM

Impressive times, neighbors! Proud of you. I'd rather ride my bike for 50 miles than run for one, so your 26.2-mile achievement earns my respect.